42 U.S.C. § 6623 — Interagency public access committee

Page 6867 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6623 development objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress to- ward the objectives; (B) describe the progress made in achiev- ing the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objec- tives were not met; (C) specify the role, including the pro- grams and activities, of each relevant Fed- eral agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan; (D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of so- ciety to ensure national, energy, and eco- nomic security; (E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manu- facturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained work- force; (F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and imple- menting new products and processes; (G) analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States ad- vanced manufacturing, including— (i) technology transfer and commer- cialization activities; (ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial base; (iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce; (iv) export opportunities and trade poli- cies; (v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices; (vi) emerging technologies and markets; (vii) advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and (viii) the capabilities of the manufac- turing workforce of competing nations; and (H) elicit and consider the recommenda- tions of a wide range of stakeholders, includ- ing representatives from diverse manufac- turing companies, academia, and other rel- evant organizations and institutions. (4) Updates Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less fre- quently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is acces- sible to the public, an update of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such up- dates shall be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection. (5) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the President shall include information regarding the con- sistency of the budget with the goals and rec- ommendations included in the strategic plan developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year. (6) AMP steering committee input The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and recommenda- tions to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection. (Pub. L. 111–358, title I, § 102, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3985; Pub. L. 113–235, div. B, title VII, § 704, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2229.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the America COM- PETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Pro- mote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010, and not as part of the Na- tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–235, § 704(1), inserted at end ‘‘In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Com- mittee shall consult with the National Economic Coun- cil.’’ Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 113–235, § 704(2), added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7), which related to devel- opment and updating strategic plan to guide Federal programs and activities in support of advanced manu- facturing research and development. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–235, § 704(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Not later than 1 year after Janu- ary 4, 2011, the Director shall transmit the strategic plan developed under subsection (b)(7) to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, and shall transmit subsequent updates to those committees as appropriate.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. DEFINITION For definition of ‘‘Director’’ as used in this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 111–358, set out as a note under section 6621 of this title. § 6623. Interagency public access committee (a) Establishment The Director shall establish a working group under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate Federal science agency research and policies re- lated to the dissemination and long-term stew- ardship of the results of unclassified research, including digital data and peer-reviewed schol- arly publications, supported wholly, or in part, by funding from the Federal science agencies. (b) Responsibilities The working group shall— Page 6868 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6624 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘non-federally’’. (1) identify the specific objectives and public interests that need to be addressed by any policies coordinated under (a); (2) take into account inherent variability among Federal science agencies and scientific disciplines in the nature of research, types of data, and dissemination models; (3) coordinate the development or designa- tion of standards for research data, the struc- ture of full text and metadata, navigation tools, and other applications to maximize interoperability across Federal science agen- cies, across science and engineering dis- ciplines, and between research data and schol- arly publications, taking into account existing consensus standards, including international standards; (4) coordinate Federal science agency pro- grams and activities that support research and education on tools and systems required to en- sure preservation and stewardship of all forms of digital research data, including scholarly publications; (5) work with international science and tech- nology counterparts to maximize interoper- ability between United States based unclassi- fied research databases and international databases and repositories; (6) solicit input and recommendations from, and collaborate with, non-Federal stake- holders, including the public, universities, nonprofit and for-profit publishers, libraries, federally funded and non federally 1 funded re- search scientists, and other organizations and institutions with a stake in long term preser- vation and access to the results of federally funded research; (7) establish priorities for coordinating the development of any Federal science agency policies related to public access to the results of federally funded research to maximize the benefits of such policies with respect to their potential economic or other impact on the science and engineering enterprise and the stakeholders thereof; (8) take into consideration the distinction between scholarly publications and digital data; (9) take into consideration the role that sci- entific publishers play in the peer review proc- ess in ensuring the integrity of the record of scientific research, including the investments and added value that they make; and (10) examine Federal agency practices and procedures for providing research reports to the agencies charged with locating and pre- serving unclassified research. (c) Patent or copyright law Nothing in this section shall be construed to undermine any right under the provisions of title 17 or 35. (d) Application with existing law Nothing defined in section (b) shall be con- strued to affect existing law with respect to Federal science agencies’ policies related to pub- lic access. (e) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after January 4, 2011, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress de- scribing— (1) the specific objectives and public interest identified under (b)(1); (2) any priorities established under sub- section (b)(7); (3) the impact the policies described under (a) have had on the science and engineering enterprise and the stakeholders, including the financial impact on research budgets; (4) the status of any Federal science agency policies related to public access to the results of federally funded research; and (5) how any policies developed or being de- veloped by Federal science agencies, as de- scribed in subsection (a), incorporate input from the non-Federal stakeholders described in subsection (b)(6). (f) Federal science agency defined For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research ex- penditure of over $100,000,000. (Pub. L. 111–358, title I, § 103, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3986.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the America COM- PETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, also known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Pro- mote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010, and not as part of the Na- tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION For definition of ‘‘Director’’ as used in this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 111–358, set out as a note under section 6621 of this title. § 6624. Federal scientific collections (a) Management of scientific collections The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop policies for the management and use of Federal scientific collections to improve the quality, organization, access, including on- line access, and long-term preservation of such collections for the benefit of the scientific en- terprise. In developing those policies the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall consult, as appropriate, with— (1) Federal agencies with such collections; and (2) representatives of other organizations, institutions, and other entities not a part of the Federal Government that have a stake in the preservation, maintenance, and accessi- bility of such collections, including State and local government agencies, institutions of higher education, museums, and other entities engaged in the acquisition, holding, manage- ment, or use of scientific collections. (b) Clearinghouse The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies,